Ris Low, 19, was crowned as Miss Singapore World 2009 on 31st July, 2009. In addition to winning the crown, Low also won Miss Community Ambassadress 2009, Miss Lumiere Ambassadress 2009, Miss Dazzling Eyes 2009, Miss Photogenic 2009, Miss Crowning Glory 2009 and Miss Best in Catwalk 2009.
Ris Low resigned on Tuesday and will not be representing Singapore at the Miss World Contest in South Africa. It was revealed that she had been convicted of credit card fraud and was sentenced to two years o...
The worst kept secret in town, the unofficial porn CD haven, Palika Bazaar is where you need to take a stroll if you want to buy a porn CD and adult toys. The range of these toys includes vibrators and strap-on dildos. The hottest selling of these toys are inflatable dolls. The brisk sale of these toys indicates that a huge market exists for them. Several countries have enacted laws to ban the use of these toys. In India, these toys are banned, which begs the question whether such a ban is justi...
Sangai, also known as Manipuri Brow-antlered Deer is found only in Manipur. It lives in the marshy wetland in Keibul Lamjao, in the southern part of Loktak Lake, which is the largest fresh water lake in Eastern India. Keibul Lamjao National Park is their last safe home in the world. The Sangai is the state animal of Manipur, and also is projected as the social and cultural identity of the State. Sangai is an endangered species. The Loktak Hydroelectric Power Project has become a threat to the Sa...
“Marriage” the union of a man and a woman is considered as one of the most sacred acts in India. Same-sex marriage or gender neutral marriage is at the foreground of the gay rights movement overturning tradition, an effort to secure a legal basis of sexual freedom. Homosexuals were required to keep their acts hidden, protecting society. Support for same sex marriage is often based upon universal human rights issues, equality under the law, and the goal to normalize LGBT relationships. The new mi...
Bamboo textiles are cloth, yarn and clothing made out of bamboo fibers. The bamboo species for textile production is commonly known as Moso bamboo, primarily grown in China. Bamboo is grown without pesticides or fertilizers, unlike cotton which uses 25% of the worlds’ pesticides and less than 10% of the agricultural land mass. The positive things about bamboo are that it absorbs more carbon dioxide than equivalent stands of trees. It absorbs more water than cotton. The porous nature of the fiber...
Heavy rain since last 2 days kept the temperature at a comfortable level in the capital today but there were reports of water logging and traffic jams in various part of the city affecting normal life. According to MeT Office, the maximum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degree Celsius, a drop of about 8 degrees approximately and the minimum a little higher at 24 degree Celsius against yesterday’s 23.3 degrees.
Traffic lights failed at various crossings and there were reports of traffic jams...
The Centre on Thursday approved an additional 5% dearness allowance for Central government employees and pensioners with retrospective effect from July this year. “The Cabinet has decided to release an additional instalment of DA to Central government employees and dearness relief to pensioners… representing an increase of 5% over the existing rate of 22% of the basic pay/pension to compensate for price rise” said Ambika Soni, Information and Broadcasting Minister, after the Cabinet meeting chai...
Two girls, Usha(15) and Ruchi(12), seriously injured in a stampede on Thursday the 10th September, are still in critical condition and battling for life. The condition of four other students is out of danger. Five girls were killed, 34 other students injured and six of them seriously injured in a stampede in the Govt. Senior Secondary School in north east Delhi on Thursday.
“Usha(15) and Ruchi(12) are still in critical condition. They are under constant monitoring,” O.P.Kalra, superintendent ...
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The reason for early termination of Chandrayaan-1 mission happens to be miscalculation of temperature of the moon and Irso had kept the Moon orbiter’s problems tightly under wrap. Contrary to the space agency‘s explanation that Chandrayaan’s orbit around the moon had been raised from 100km to 200km in May for a better view of the moon’s surface, it is now known that this is because of a miscalculation of temperature of the moon that led to faulty thermal prote...
In a poll marred by disqualifications, independent candidate emerges winner for DUSU president’s post. ABVP, NSUI, AND Samajwadi Party backed SCS win one seat each.
A day after elections were held for various posts of DUSU, independent candidate Manoj Choudhary was declared elected as the president of the student body defeating his nearest rival Bajinder Singh of AISF by a thin margin of 11 votes on Saturday. Immediately after the results, Choudhary was seen in the ABVP celebration rally with...
